Gardner v. School District No. 55

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a partial summary judgment in favor of defendants and from a general verdict for defendants following jury trial, in a case arising from the nonrenewal of a contract of employment of a superintendent of Blackfoot School District No. 55. We affirm.

Plaintiff-appellant Gardner was hired by Blackfoot School District as a teacher and coach in 1953. In 1960, he became an administrative assistant to the high school principal, and in 1962, he became an assistant to the superintendent of schools of the district. In 1971, following the death of the superintendent…